In conclusion, our search for DLA hosts of high column density (log
\(N\)  (H i) \(\ge 21\) ) systems, with no metallicity pre-selection
but identified on the basis of likely presence of Ly\(\alpha \)  emission in the SDSS fiber,
appears to be effective in uncovering the gas-galaxy connection in an
interesting region of parameter space, where we expect a direct link
between gas in absorption and star formation in emission
[1]}, [2]}. Therefore, future IFU
observations (e.g., PCWI, MUSE, KCWI) of our sample are likely to yield
additional bright DLA host galaxies at small impact parameters, with
which we can start to investigate more systematically both the galaxy
population on large scales, and how neutral gas relates directly to
star formation on smaller scales.
